During the winter vacation, the closest thing to Zeng Wei was Yang Zhicheng, a senior official in Gudan County, who was very inspired by Zeng Wei's previous assertion on the retreat of the country and the advancement of the people.

As the number one leader of the county, Yang Zhicheng has a lot of things to manage, and the economy is the top priority.

So Yang Zhicheng found Zeng Wei many times after that, and the two had in-depth discussions on some economic issues, and both sides benefited a lot.

Zeng Wei's advantage lies in knowing the various situations in the next ten years, and seeing the economic trend and the international and domestic situation very clearly.

And some of the information that Yang Zhicheng fed back made him clearly understand where the domestic reform process is now stuck and what he should do to maximize the benefits without leading to dissatisfaction from above.

After all, Yang Zhicheng, as the leader of the department, has an ability to interpret many policies, which Zeng Wei cannot compare.

This time, after the two met again for a while, Yang Zhicheng said with emotion: "The domestic economic situation is still easy to control, and the biggest problem is the pressure of the international situation." ”

Zeng Wei nodded, knowing that Yang Zhicheng's words meant something.

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In other words, it is necessary to join the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and restore China's status as a signatory to the world.

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is a multilateral international agreement on tariffs and trade rules concluded between governments, and its purpose is to promote the liberalization of international trade by reducing tariffs and other trade barriers, eliminating differential treatment in international trade, and making full use of the world's resources and expanding the production and circulation of goods.

In the thirties and forties of the 20 th century, world trade protectionism was prevalent, and mutual restrictions on international trade were an important cause of the world economic depression.

Therefore, after the end of World War II, in order to solve complex international economic problems, especially the formulation of international trade policies, it became an important task for all countries in the post-war period.

In order to build a three-in-one structure of "monetary, financial, and trade" that would control the world economy, the Bretton Woods Conference was held in 1944, and it was envisaged that an international trade organization would be established at the same time as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Although the Havana Charter, signed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment in 1947, agreed to establish the WTO, the WTO was stillborn due to the opposition of the United States.

In the same year, the United States drafted the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) as a temporary compact to promote trade liberalization.

It was envisaged that the GATT would soon be replaced by a United Nations specialized agency called the International Trade Organization.

However, this international trade organization has never been created, and the GATT has been extremely successful in promoting world trade liberalization over the past few decades.

China is also one of the founding members of the GATT and participated in the negotiation and signing of the GATT.

In 1950, the authorities of Baodao announced their withdrawal from the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

Due to historical reasons both international and domestic at the time, the Big 6 was not able to immediately participate in GATT activities or maintain contact with it.

To this day, China's status as a founding member of the GATT has not been restored.

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According to the universally recognized principles of international law, the change of government of a country should not affect its international treaty obligations and international treaty rights, that is, the Chinese government should enjoy all the rights of a state party.

"Americans are a big headache. Yang Zhicheng said with some unhappiness.

Reform and opening up is the opening of the market first, but in the current situation, China's big six markets are obviously not treated with the corresponding rights of the free market, that is to say, foreigners do not recognize China's market economy, and China's export enterprises naturally cannot be treated fairly.

In July 1986, China formally applied for the restoration of China's status as a party to the GATT.

In February 1987, China formally submitted a memorandum on China's foreign trade system to the GATT Council, and in March the GATT Council decided to establish a working group on China. China has embarked on a long road to reopening its borders.

In June 1988, China extended an invitation to the GATT contracting parties to negotiate tariff concessions. At the seventh meeting of the Working Group the following year, the States Parties completed an assessment of China's foreign trade regime. The fifth round of bilateral consultations between China and the United States on the resumption of GATT was held in Yanjing, and substantive progress has been made in the consultations, and the talks are expected to be concluded by the end of the year. In December of the same year, the eighth meeting of the China Working Group on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was held in Neiva, which in fact resumed the review of China's foreign trade system.

On New Year's Day 1990, the authorities on the island applied to join the GATT in the name of Taiwan, Peng, Kinmen, and Matsu, which were separate tariff areas, bringing variables to the talks.

Eventually, it was not until 3 June 1995 that China became an observer at the WTO.

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Yang Zhicheng said to Zeng Wei with some emotion: "China's road to customs entry has been a full ten years since it began. ”

Zeng Wei thought of the always bumpy TO negotiations, which could not be concluded until 2,000 and 1 years, and couldn't help but say: "I'm afraid that 10 years is not enough, and according to the temperament of the Americans, it will take at least another three or five years to negotiate before there will be results." ”

Yang Zhicheng was a little stunned and asked, "Is this really the case?"

Zeng Wei pouted: "It's very possible." ”

"Why is there such a judgment?" Yang Zhicheng asked with a frown.

If this kind of thing is said by others, it is fine, but when it comes out of Zeng Wei's mouth, he can't help but let him pay attention, so he seriously wants Zeng Wei to explain the reason.

Zeng Wei accidentally told history and regretted it a little, but this remark still had to be rounded, so after thinking about it, he said: "Clinton has just been re-elected, and Sino-US economic relations will be the most important card in his hand, so he will not reveal the mystery too early, but in his hands, it is impossible not to put an end to this issue, so I will conclude that this negotiation will not be concluded until at least another three or five years, that is, when Clinton's second presidential term will expire." ”

Yang Zhicheng listened to Zeng Wei's inference, and was a little speechless for a moment, he never thought that Zeng Wei would have such an association of calculation, just from the US presidential election, he can calculate the time limit for China's customs entry negotiations, which is really amazing!

Although this matter may not be reliable, nor may it be accurate, Zeng Wei's calculation method undoubtedly provides him with a new direction for thinking.

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